Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 13th, 2011
Well, someone around here has baby fever, and it’s not who you think. Two years after I last tried to see if Simon was interested in playing with a doll (he wasn’t), he has taken to Annabelle the lamb, a present from my old boss Karen that arrived shortly after he did. He holds her, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 5th, 2011
Some days Simon has it; other days he adorably does not. Sunday morning, Matt asked Simon to do something, Simon balked, and Matt pressed the point home with an urgent, annoyed tone. The response? “Whatever.” It doesn’t sound like much, but it was delivered with the perfect teenage mix of annoyance, superiority, detachment, and insouciance. […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 26th, 2011
Being a boy and being four and a half, Simon often does not want to stop whatever fun he’s having to attend to something as boring as his bladder. He’s got races to run, Superheroes to join, and bad guys to vanquish! Thus, he will dance around and grab at himself, all the while explaining […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 24th, 2011
Simon’s second week at camp was a foreshortened one: he only went yesterday and today. The little guy had some tummy trouble earlier in the week, and I didn’t want to send him until I knew everything was all sorted out. Aside from being yucky and a deterrent to having fun, his brief illness also […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 17th, 2011
If you were reading this blog back when Simon was 2 or 3, you know that his toddler days were made more difficult by his poor adaptability and initial withdrawal. Which is fancy speak for Simon taking a while to warm up and not handling change very well, traits he gets honest from his parents. […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 11th, 2011
As the new banner above may make obvious, my little blog vacation involved some travel. Matt, Simon, and I just returned from six days in the Bay Area, where we visited a few of our favorite places and many of our favorite people. It was, as ever, simultaneously relaxing and invigorating to dip back into […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 2nd, 2011
This is all kinds of awesome. It’s late spring, and as I’ve already complained, we went straight from rain and cool to blistering heat with no real “spring” in between. I always encourage Simon to drink lots of water when the mercury rises. I just learned that Matt has done the same, only in his […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on May 24th, 2011
It happened about eleven years earlier than I expected, but last night I found myself getting Simon ready for his first date night out. It was with a teacher, I’ll concede, and she brought her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend, but I’m still counting it as a date. A double-date to be precise. Ms. Tammy […]
Posted in Little Boy, Matthew, Simon says... on May 11th, 2011
Simon announced he wanted to play basketball tonight, which was an inspired idea, as we play in the cool, cool basement, and today was the hottest, most humid day of the year so far. After a few warm up shots, Simon ran towards the basket for his new lay-up move. BOOM! Simon was down on […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on May 8th, 2011
Just finished a wonderful Mother’s Day: Brunch with my mom and Evie, a warm and sunny day at long last, the best sweet kugel I’ve ever had compliments of a new cookbook, being awakened by a sweet four-year-old bearing candy, and a good and sweaty run. There were lots of funny moments, but one standout […]